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This might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever read and the complaints by Uhlander are ridiculous and unjustified just because the decision benefits Canada and not her and it’ll lessen her odds of making the Olympics 
 
Since when are other countries supposed to look out for you? 

So qualification isn't done, and the last few spots are very close with essentially one more race to go.
 
On the 6th and 7th Canada entered 6 racers in the lower tier North American cup races in Lake Placid. On the 11th there was races again in Lake Placid, Canada only entered 2 (articles say withdrew 4, start list on the 10th says 2 registered, whatever). 
If the total amount entered was above 20 then the ranking points for first start at 120 and go down incrementally, with only 2 Canadians entered there were 19 competitors so points for first only start at 90. 
 
The USA only has a shot at qualifying 2 sleds at this point, and Uhlaender appears to have had a shot at catching up to 2nd best among the americans. She came 1st, those 30 points really cost her if that is how the USA nominates their team.
 
The best 17 countries get one sled, based on how their top competitor is ranked.  is in 13th with 498 points,  is in 14th with 480,  15th 475,  16th 468,  17th 457,  18th 456 and no one else has the ability to gain enough points.  could have received 27 more points,  19 more,  21 more. So a big deal for them, and not appearing in the stories.
 
The accusation is that Canada did it for their own gain, to protect Channell's chance of qualifying: the 6 countries with the highest ranked 2nd best slider get a 2nd quota.  Channell holds the last spot at 512,  Erlacher is next at 484. Both only race at the World Cup level. However, the next best after that is  Simmchen at 391, who did race in Lake Placid and misses out on 25 points. Both her and her teammate would have to pass both Channell and Erlacher in the rankings for them to achieve a 2nd quota. A miraculous outcome, but that is what Uhlaender is accusing the Canadians of being afraid of. Could be, I don't think so but who knows.
 

His move to get on the brakes in the outrun is probably one of the most impressive things I've seen in the sport. Getting an underweight sled down in one piece without crashing is no easy feat. Incredible drive from him.
 
The way the other nations greet him and applaud his effort is a great moment too.

Watch here (43:45):   (And Friedrich's mishap is at 26:00)
 

Kristopher Horn competed as 1 Man Bob since all three other guys failed to get in at the start 

WHAT DAY FOR ITALIAN BIATHLON! 

And that's three in a row for Giaco....

The fact that Bosker was promoted in lieu of the team pursuit suggested that some serious effort would be put in to that event. Last Tuesday, The first training was scheduled and Bondscoach Ritsma had chartered some serious scientists to monitor the training. But alas, van der Bunt was ill, so the training was cancelled and the Bondscoach complained that he has no data on van der Bunt. The Bondscoach then flew to Poland to attend The European Championships, where a Dutch team pursuit will particpate, but with three riders not on the start list for Milan.
 
OTOH, good to know that, short of a DQ, the team can not finish lower than 8th.

you are obsessed with that!
 
but who cares? this is not the sliding sports, where the track design and the sled's technology make the difference more than the athletes themselves
 
here the skates are the same for everybody, there's no advantage in training in Milan rather than in any other (comfortable) place. Actually, they should train in altitude, to build more oxygen reserves in their bodies, not in the middle of the Pianura Padana before the Games

Yea short track is ridiculous. $452 Canadian i paid for one ticket in the "cheap seats"

Wonder of wonder: White smoke after all, Schulting selected for the 1500. In Milan will be decided if she will start in other events

Wonder of wonder: White smoke after all, Schulting selected for the 1500. In Milan will be decided if she will start in other events

Jordan Stolz proves he is human.  Falls in the opening 100m of the 1000m Olympic Trials.  (But he was pre-qualified, and he still finished 3rd overall.)

And there we go, Trump has said Americans are going to play a big role in the Venezuelan oil industry. Oh my, the surprise. 

By the way, I just noticed that van de Bunt is also nominated for the mass-start.

We have a matrix too, we’re a big boy speed skating country just like the Netherlands :D

Yeah, stupid decision. Marcel Bosker is not the ticket to a final in the team pursuit

Seems back to normal for me this morning.

Or the Bondscoach 

Men’s TP: just start with van de Bunt/Huizinga/Bergsma. Bringing in Boschker is not going to increase the relatively small change of winning a medal.

Since Verkerk is out, Leerdam will take her place, so will start in the 1000 metres.
 
Team pursuit is not a problem: Beune/Groenewoud/Rijpma- De Jong, with two potential reserves in Conijn and Kerkhoff. This is the line up that won the World Championship last year.

Just don't select anyone for the team pursuit and use whichever three skaters are there, they've never taken it seriously anyway. Prins is going to be screwed now for a mediocre Bosker.

For me Beune is much looking better, than Leerdam...

Why would I be angry about something somebody posts on some internet forum?

Always lovely to see Kjeld Nuis so insanely angry. Yes, he qualified, but his for-now girlfriend Joy Beune didn't (on the 1500m, she will go to the Olympics, no worries) and now he calls the entire system bullshit and everyone he likes - including himself - should have been pre-selected.